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This morning we attended Unitarian church and this evening the Grandma's Marathon volunteer appreciation supper.

Goings On

A long rainy spell finally ended yesterday so we took a ride up to Gooseberry Falls State Park to see the spectacle I captured in THIS VIDEO.

We've been enjoying the music performances at music camp at UMD. Last night were the small ensemble recitals and today the piano, string, choir, and band camps. Thursday was the faculty concert.

Grandma's Marathon

Grandma's Marathon is the biggest annual event in Duluth. This is the 35th year. For several years Jane and I been volunteering on Thursday evening before the race in the job of "packet pickup" where runners get their timing chips and documents. We were out Saturday morning but too late to see the leaders go by. It was too cold for us so we didn't watch very long. Friday we heard talks by running legend, Dick Beardsley and Olympic champion, Frank Shorter.
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Twenty-one of us had a foggy but fun walk today. Pictures require 2 clicks to open full size.

Monday evening we went to the Duluth Art Institute to see an exhibit entitled Esther Bubley: On Assignment. She was a leading photo-journalist from the early 1940s to the late 1960s. While we were there we viewed the excellent documentary, War Photographer, about photo-journalist, James Nachtwey. I highly recommend this important film but be forewarned it is very disturbing.

Yesterday we went to see Woody Allen's new movie, Midnight in Paris and liked it a lot. It is a charming romantic comedy and delightfully nostalgic.

The weather forecast above illustrates one of the reasons we keep returning to Duluth.

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Let The Good Times Roll

We arrived in Duluth on the afternoon of June 7 feeling lucky to have had no mishaps and with good memories of the old friendships renewed and new friendships made among the Evergreeners who hosted us along the way. Thay are in Dunedin, FL, Columbus, GA, Baxter, TN, Indianapolis, Davis, IL, Stillwater, MN

Among our stops we visited Jane's son, Steve and his wife, Carol in Sebring and the new Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. We enjoyed this a lot and recommend it. Pictures are below.